Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

of 489 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The residents of this area also belong to SARM Division No. 1

SARM Division No. 1

SARM Division No. 1 is a division of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities within the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the south east area of the province. There are 53 rural municipalities in this division. The current Director for Division 1 is Don Taylor.-List...

and Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan. The RM was incorporated December 12, 1910. There are no localities included in the RM. Broadview

Broadview, Saskatchewan

Broadview is a community in Saskatchewan along the #1 highway, the Trans Canada Highway, east of the provincial capital city of Regina. The local economy is based mainly on agriculture.-History:...

, Grenfell

Grenfell, Saskatchewan

Grenfell is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. European settlement began in 1882 before the Canadian Pacific Railway reached the site of the town; the post office was established in 1883. It is situated at the junction of Highway 47 and the Trans Canada Highway east of Regina, the...

, Hyde, and Oakshella are urban areas near this RM. The Coteau Hills taper off to agricultural plains. The Bigmouth buffalo

Bigmouth buffalo

The bigmouth buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus, also known as the gourd head, redmouth buffalo, buffalo fish, bernard buffalo, roundhead, or brown buffalo, is a large species of the Catostomidae or "sucker" family....

(Ictiobus cyprinellus) is a species of special concern to environmentalists in this area.

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, and an administrator who provide essential services within their area.

Statistics

Area statistics

Lat 50.416734193°
Long -102.751011372°
Time zone (est) UTC-6
UTC-6
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